Devil's Plaything
“The street is empty. But it won’t be for long. People will come to gather and talk. The fire department will be called, and the cops.
“We can’t afford to get embroiled in this, Lane.”
No response.
What to make of this attack? It seems obvious the cops want to punish me for my story. But this also seems risky for them.
Regardless, I can’t afford to pick a fight. Doing so might come at a serious cost. Adrianna admonished me not to go to the police; so did Chuck. He said that it was someone in the... force who had called me anonymously.
“May I make a pun, Grandma?”
“I hate puns.”
“It’s a warning shot across our bowels.”
“I’d like orange juice, Nathaniel.”
I look at Grandma. I can’t risk that they’ll separate us, or take her from me. But they can’t catch me by phone.
From my wallet, I retrieve the business card and number for Officer Everly, the cop from the park. “Everly,” he answers.
“Idle.”
“Nat Idle?”
“You haven’t called me back,” I say.MoreLess
“We can’t afford to get embroiled in this, Lane.”
No response.
What to make of this attack? It seems obvious the cops want to punish me for my story. But this also seems risky for them.
Regardless, I can’t afford to pick a fight. Doing so might come at a serious cost. Adrianna admonished me not to go to the police; so did Chuck. He said that it was someone in the... force who had called me anonymously.
“May I make a pun, Grandma?”
“I hate puns.”
“It’s a warning shot across our bowels.”
“I’d like orange juice, Nathaniel.”
I look at Grandma. I can’t risk that they’ll separate us, or take her from me. But they can’t catch me by phone.
From my wallet, I retrieve the business card and number for Officer Everly, the cop from the park. “Everly,” he answers.
“Idle.”
“Nat Idle?”
“You haven’t called me back,” I say.MoreLess
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